Daily Republican., 1887-08-22

Immigration Affairs 10 be InHest'2otou
-Arrested for Forsery-A Would. DO
Murderer Commits suicide.
Secretary Fairohild has instructed
David Oksy, chief of . division In hts
office, to make thorough Investigation
of the administration of immigration
affairs st the port OF New York, par
ticulsrly with reference 10 the treat
ment and care of immigrants and the
general business methods employed by
the Commissioners of Emigration Of the
State Of New York.
Henry T. Cook, q years Of age, and
Charles 7. Cook, o younger brother,
were arrested In Washington yester.
day. the former for forgery and the lat
ter for collus!on. Henry was discount
clerk at the Columbia Bank, and, It 10
alleged, forged the name Of depositor
named John r. Mclean.
During the trial trip Of new engine
on the Santa Fe Railroad on Saturday,
the On zine WAS overturned near Argsn-
tine, Missouri, and ROBBERS Sanford
was caught under 1t and scalded TO
death. John Saby and Charles Orutch'
aeld, switchmen, werc fatally Injured.
Bradford Burrell, who shot Q young
woman named Kerrigan, in Lowell,
Massach usetts, last Thursday, becau SO
she refused further mpanionship with
him, com united suicide by hanging
him self In his cell on Saturday night.
TITO WON An viii recover.
Emanuel Z~Alley and Henry Fisher,
about IA years of age, were drowned In
the C0nestoga creek, near Lancaster,
Pa, yesterday afternoon. Zwalley at
tempted to save Fisher from drow ming,
and went down with him.
WAS killed By being thrown from car
urday night. She was visiting her
brother. T. L, Burwell, Vice President
of the Cum berland and Pennsy Ivan Ia
Railroad.
Two freight trains on the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad col
lided near Massillion. Ohio, on Satur
cars were destroyed, and fifteen head Of
. cattle killed. The loes Ia placed o.
S150, 600.
During some athletic sports at . pic
mic at North Adams, Massachusetts, or
saturday, Q platform holding 200 peo
pie fell 20 the ground, distance o.
twenty feet. Many persons were in
jured, but none dangerously.
In the Halifax Jubilee cup contest
, ct Halifax, on Saturday, the Galates
! WAS successful, beating The Stranger
and Dauntless by o mile and halt
j The Halifax yachts were left away ir
, the distance.
j. q. Usury and his son and Peter
Henson were struck by train at q
railroad crossing near Lawrenceburg
Tennessee, on Saturday. Both men
Z were killed and the boy was fatally in
! jured.
l Texas fever has broken out in severa
, herds Of cattle In Lampeter Township
b Lancaster County, Psnna., and q mum
, ber OF animals have died. The diseas'
!. was brought from the West by stocl
b cattle.
The village Of Degraff, in LogaI
County, Ohio, containing 1900 inhabi
tants, had Its business section ilearl!
;. destroyed by fre on Saturday night
. The loss is estimated at $50. 600.
!, Austin 81. Morrie, well known In the
Q atrical circles, was found dead in hi
! room in the Laclede Hotel, st. Louis
' yesterday, he evidently having com
! mitted suicide.
' One new case of yellow fever and on
death were reported yesterday at Key
West. The total number of cases Il
:, date Is 254; still sick, 40; discharged
cured. 16o; deaths, S3.
q The experts who have been examin
ing the accounts of Ives & o., OF New
a York, reported on Saturday that th'
firms liabilities were S16, ,479, ,723, ani
its assets, nominally, $23. .786. 800.
y Mrs. e. M. Smith was killed aHi
= Mrs. Andrews dangerously injured
q while trying to drive across the rail
. road track at Terryv Wills, Connecticut
! on Saturday.
H During a colored church supper q
Savannah, on Saturday night, william
Taylor murdered Anthony Charlton b.
I cutting his throat with razor.